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Man convicted in Dead Sea Scrolls case sentenced to two months in jail

A man convicted of using digital-age tools to impersonate and malign his father's academic rivals on the ancient subject of the Dead Sea Scrolls was sentenced Monday to two months in jail after the state's highest court tossed out some of his convictions – and with them, a state aggravated-harassment law.

The sentencing of Raphael Golb, who also got three years' probation, came after the court of appeals upheld convictions on other charges, including criminal impersonation and forgery. Golb had been sentenced earlier to six months' jail but free on bail during his appeal...

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